Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-28

vi JuIOTS Sldil De app0rClOnRu pro rata TO
the townships, villages and cities; and
each such township, village or city shall
report its selected list to the clerk OF court
In counties lot organized into townships,
or for unDrganized territory in a county
partly organized into civil townships, the
drawing of jurors for the unOrganized
territory will be by county officials. The
bill contemplates a list OF 200 in each
county, from which the jury will be
drawn.
DIVORCES. a.
No. 92 BY Mr.. Smith, proposes to amend
section 81 of the civil code, that divorce
will not be granted unless the plaintiff has
in good faith been resident Of the terri
tory for one year next preceding the COM
mencement OF the action. E.s
TERRITORIAL INSTITUTIONS.
No. 93. By Mr.. Hughes. provides for the
government of all territorial institutions
each by board of five trustees, to be ap-
pointed by the governor at this session.
Two Of each board are to be appointed for
two years and three for four years, and
their successors are to hold for four years.
They are to possess the powers and perform
the duties now provided by law for the
trustees, directors, regents, ETC., of the
SEVERAL luSbtGuttOuS. uc DOaCuS dTe W
have not more than six mee tingS annually
of not more than twenty days in the ag-
gregate and the pay of members is limited
to So day and the necessary travelling
expenses, except that the governor may,
in his discretion, permit additional ses-
sions. The president of the territorial
board of agriculture and the president
board Of the agricultural college and the
president of the two universities are added
each to the board of trustees of his uni
versity. 1t is provided, however, that the
bill shall not limit the terms of trustees,
directors or regents who have heretofore
been appointed for definite terms. The OBJ
ject of the bill is to reduce the confusion of
the present laws relating to public inst'tu-
tiOns as to the titles OF the managing Of
ticers, and their terms of Office; anu in
limiting the meetings and pay of the
several boards it proposes an aggregate
saving to the territory of not less than
$4,000 annually. incidentally alsO it cor
rects the common error of former enact
ments, which required the auditor to draw
certified to him. Under this bill he will
audit the accounts and vouchers and draw
the warrants accordingly.
WOMEN AS NoTARIEs.
No. "a. Also by Mr.. Hughes, provides
for the appointment of notaries public, two
or more in each county, for terms of four
years, and that all male electors, and fe-
males over 81 years, shall be eligible to the
Office.
COUNTY AUDITORS
No. 95. By Mr.. McCumber, proposes to
extend the terms of all county auditors
now in Office to January. 1889, and to re-
yuh fnr IG,S
further bonds to cover the time of exten-
sion. The object of the bill is to save hold
ing elections next fall in several counties
ty auditors to be elected. Most of the
counties elected last fall for two years, and
are not affected by the bill.
WASN'T NATURALIZED.
No. 96. By. Mr.. Washabaugh, to legalize
the acts as notary public of Max Hoehn
from November 10, 1880, to December 8,
1885, is based upon the following statement
of facts. Mr.. Hoehn, born foreigner, had
an honorable discharge from the United
States army after five years service, and
understood that this gave him all the rights
of a citizen without the fOrnality Of taking
out naturalization papers. He learned his
error when called as a juror and chal-
lenged as not citizen, and then took out
his papers, applied for and received a new
commission, and now applies to the legis-
lature to legalize his action as notary be-
fore naturalization.
CONTAGIOUS STOCK DISEASES.
No.. 81. By Mr.. Hughes, is oint resolu-
tion providing the appointment of special
committee of two of the council and
three of the house, to confer with such per-
sons as may be selected by the legislature
of Montana. as to the adoption of some
common measure looking to the prevention
and suppression of contagious diseases
among live stock, proper quarantine regu-
lations and such other matters relating to
said subject as may properly come before
to transmit the resolution to the governor of
NJ ,ntana with request that the same be
by him laid before the legislature of Mon
tana with recommendation of action
thereon.
THE MARRIAGE LAW.
No. 10. AS substituted by the judiciary
committee, amends the present laws, so as
to increase the safeguard thrown about che
ceremony of marriage, but omits the
features of the original bill relating to
committee appears to regard to as creating
something of a monopoly IN the marriage
business for benefit of licensed ministers.
HOUSE.
THIRTEENTH DAY.
Met at o'clock, the speaker in the chair
Prayer by the chaplain, followed by roll
call.
The journal of Saturday was read and
approved.
MESSAGE FROM THE COUNCIL
A message was received from the council
announcing the passage of Dodge's bill for
the the benefit of fire departments.
MR.. MOORE, for the committee on coun-
ties, reported by way of bill, and recon-
mended its passage.
The committee on federal relations
reported in favor of the passage of
the JOINT resolution protesting against the
removal of Fort Abraham Lincoln.
Mr. STEWART, of Walsh, moved that
c,,na ho outhori1od tr,C nv